{"id":175871,"date":"2024-02-03T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=175871"},"modified":"2024-02-03T22:20:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:50:09","slug":"kharge-did-not-admit-defeat-by-acceding-400-seats-to-bjp-clipped-video-shared-by-union-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kharge-did-not-admit-defeat-by-acceding-400-seats-to-bjp-clipped-video-shared-by-union-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"Kharge did not &#8216;admit defeat&#8217; by acceding 400 seats to BJP; clipped video shared by Union ministers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saying, &#8220;You had so much support; initially, you had 330-334 seats, now it&#8217;s going beyond 400&#8221; in Rajya Sabha in viral on social media. The remark visibly elicited laughter from several members, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was present in the house. The <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/ZufsG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official X handle for the BJP <\/a>\u00a0and several other prominent BJP leaders tweeted the clip taking a jibe at the Opposition, claiming that Kharge had &#8220;admitted defeat&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">PM Modi be like, &#8220;I need new haters, the old ones have become my fans&#8230;&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dnpc5e0vI9\">pic.twitter.com\/dnpc5e0vI9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP (@BJP4India) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India\/status\/1753357337728041412?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Union minister for women and child development Smriti Irani tweeted the video and amplified the same narrative in a sarcastic rhyme. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/ATz31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093f\u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0930 \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0930,<br \/>\n\u0924\u0940\u0938\u0930\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 400 \u092a\u093e\u0930! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AWvbZexcaK\">pic.twitter.com\/AWvbZexcaK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smritiirani\/status\/1753363999893467644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Union minister for commerce &amp; industry Piyush Goyal also tweeted the video and said, &#8220;Modi government, this time beyond 400: Congress President.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/FlbH3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930, \u0905\u092c\u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930 400 \u092a\u093e\u0930: \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4UnQSLD2ti\">pic.twitter.com\/4UnQSLD2ti<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiyushGoyal\/status\/1753354876015214653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other influential accounts amplified the viral video, including <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/aizfe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Union minister for civil aviation &amp; steel Jyotiraditya M. Scindia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/NNdRX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.md\/k1Uqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Union minister of state for law &amp; justice Arjun Ram Meghwal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-175871 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kharge-did-not-admit-defeat-by-acceding-400-seats-to-bjp-clipped-video-shared-by-union-ministers\/chrome_bst1sr8qwp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_BSt1SR8QWP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_BSt1SR8QWP.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_BSt1SR8QWP-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_BSt1SR8QWP-768x691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kharge-did-not-admit-defeat-by-acceding-400-seats-to-bjp-clipped-video-shared-by-union-ministers\/chrome_vjxsgqhnvb\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_vJXsGQHnVB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_vJXsGQHnVB.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_vJXsGQHnVB-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_vJXsGQHnVB-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/kharge-did-not-admit-defeat-by-acceding-400-seats-to-bjp-clipped-video-shared-by-union-ministers\/chrome_cmt5nkh03d\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"794\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_cmt5nkH03d.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_cmt5nkH03d.jpg 794w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_cmt5nkH03d-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/02\/chrome_cmt5nkH03d-768x632.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 794px) 100vw, 794px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We found that Mallikarjun Kharge, in his now viral remark, had referred to <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/elections\/lok-sabha\/teesri-baar-modi-sarkar-ab-ki-baar-400-paar-bjps-new-slogan-for-lok-sabha-2024-polls\/articleshow\/106491662.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP&#8217;s slogan<\/a> for Lok Sabha 2024 polls, &#8220;Teesri baar Modi Sarkar, ab ki baar 400 paar&#8221; and followed it with his prediction that the BJP won&#8217;t cross 100 seats in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n<p>We located the viral clip in the full video of Kharge&#8217;s address on Sansad TV dated February 2. The viral bit starts at the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BeiNUVoAXO4?feature=shared&amp;t=2812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">46:52<\/a> minute mark of the YouTube video.<\/p>\n<p>The viral video is clipped and of Kharge&#8217;s comment has been taken out of context. In the full version, Kharge&#8217;s initial remarks were immediately met with cheers and laughter from the government&#8217;s side. Amid the banter, Union minister Piyush Goyal stood up and interjected, saying &#8220;Kharge ji spoke the truth and nothing but the truth,&#8221;. Vice president and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar also remarked, &#8216;I think never a Leader of Opposition has been applauded..it&#8217;s a record&#8221;. Then, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BeiNUVoAXO4&amp;t=2919s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">48:39 minute mark<\/a>, Kharge stated, &#8220;You won&#8217;t cross 100 this time, INDIA is strong. Sir, is INDIA weak?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/youtu.be\/BeiNUVoAXO4?feature=shared&amp;t=2919]<\/p>\n<p>Several Congress members also retorted to the BJP leaders&#8217; tweets. In response to Piyush Goyal&#8217;s tweet, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate requested him to share the full context of the clipped video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Are you a minister in the govt of India or a petty \u20b92 troll who shares edited videos at the behest of BJP\u2019s fake news factory aka the IT Cell Mr Goyal?<\/p>\n<p>Get a life! I challenge you to share the full video or at least the part that follows your 34 second clip <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiyushGoyal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PiyushGoyal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I90oGAMEgb\">https:\/\/t.co\/I90oGAMEgb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xcmFdtY4ej\">pic.twitter.com\/xcmFdtY4ej<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SupriyaShrinate\/status\/1753405527801884708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To sum up, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had quoted the BJP&#8217;s Lok Sabha election slogan &#8220;Ab Ki Baar, 400 paar&#8221; during Rajya Sabha proceedings on February 2, which was clipped out of context by several influential BJP handles and shared falsely as him accepting defeat in the upcoming general elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge saying, &#8220;You had so much support; initially, you had 330-334 seats, now it&#8217;s going beyond 400&#8221; in Rajya Sabha in viral on social media. 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